Bio
Profile
Experience
Visiting Attorney, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (2011)
Kim & Chang (2004-Present)
Researcher, Kim & Chang (1999, 2000)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented pharmaceutical companies in investigations by the Korea Fair Trade Commission into alleged competition law violations relating to marketing and sales practices.
- Defended pharmaceutical companies before the Korea Fair Trade Commission and the Ministry of Food & Drug Safety on charges of illegal interactions with healthcare professionals.
- Defended pharmaceutical companies in criminal investigations into alleged illegal payments to healthcare professionals.
- Conducted due diligence investigations of potential joint venture partners and acquisition targets for pharmaceutical companies.
- Represented a major university hospital before the Korea Fair Trade Commission on charges of competition law violations.
- Conducted internal investigations into compliance violations by employees.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year, Asia Women in Business Law Awards (Euromoney, 2022)
- Woman Lawyer of the Year, ALB Korea Law Awards (Asian Legal Business, 2021-2022)
- Leading Practitioner, Expert Guides - Women in Business Law (Expert Guides, 2021-2022)
Publications/Activities
- Global Legal Insights - Pricing & Reimbursement: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Global Legal Group, 2020-2023)
- Chambers Global Practice Guide - Pharmaceutical Advertising: Korea Chapter - Law & Practice (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2019)
- GCR: IP & Antitrust Know-how 2018 (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2018)
Education
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2011)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2004)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1999)
Trinity College, University of Toronto (Honours B.A., Political Science & History, 1995)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2004; New York, 2013
Languages
Korean and English